Is God real / fake?

[The Chad Cometh]

This could be an interesting thread, although I hope it doesn't degenerate into flame wars as I have seen these kinds of threads do on other boards.

So what do yo reckon?

Myself well I don't think so. I'm just one of those minded people who need some sort of verification before I believe the words in an old book of "events" written by a bunch of people who were going by what they heard, not what they saw for themselves.

I have a close mate who is very religious, he is studying to be a christian pastor. I laugh every time he tells me how all the stories in the old testament are fact, like Noah getting 2 of every species in the world on that ark  , or Jonah living in the belly of that whale.

So what do y'all reckon?

[TAP]

fake

[SLCPUNK]

Well, this is just me, but I prefer real Gods to fake Gods.

[polluxlm]

I believe there is some sort of godly force out there, but a man with a beard who gives a shit about who and when humans have sex? No. That is ludicrous.

[Axl4Prez2004]

The existence of God/s can't be proven. 
If you believe it/they exist/s, it/they exist/s. 
If you don't, it/they don't/doesn't.

Personally, I don't believe any myths of creation beyond what my imagination envisions.  I think the world would be a much nicer place if everybody accepted the fact nobody is right or wrong when it comes to God/Gods.  Just my 2 cents.   

[Vicious Wishes]

In the Bullshit Department, a businessman can't hold a candle to a clergyman. 'Cause I gotta tell you the truth, folks. When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims: religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told.
     Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man -- living in the sky -- who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
     But He loves you.
     He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy Shit!
     -- George Carlin Politically Incorrect, May 29, 1997


While I believe everything that he said, somehow I still believe in God. Go figure.

[Jessica]

I believe there is a higher being, i just do not believe it is man fleshed or man made or man looking, i don't call it and i think it is both masculine and feminine.

I also believe in guardian angels and believe also in DNA and psychogenesis, and this alone explains far more than a walking corpse

[CSS]

God exist.

[Jim]

Myself well I don't think so. I'm just one of those minded people who need some sort of verification before I believe the words in an old book of "events" written by a bunch of people who were going by what they heard, not what they saw for themselves.

You, my friend, are confusing the concept of 'god' with relgious theism.

[Prometheus]

well to me if there was a god..... hes put me in a hell where ppl keep posting new threads of crap already covered.....

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=43458.0

thats one of em

[fuckin crazy]

Nope, as fake as my first wife's love.

[SLCPUNK]

I do believe in a higher power, yes.

[Jim Bob]

Jesus is the shit! 

[Axl4Prez2004]

One of the things that makes me laugh about religion is the "praise" concept.  Here we have this divine Creator of the entire fucking Universe and he has such low self-esteem he needs people constantly telling Him he's the greatest.  Damn that cracks me up.   

[LittleFly]

My dad has the belief that all of our currently known creation (including the scope of the universe we can study with telescopes and such) is in the petri dish of some scientist.  The scientist is what we call "God" but he can't do anything with each individual person.  He just watches this little universe through a microscope. and might not even know people exist in there. My dad is currently trying to get ex-communicated from the Catholic church (true!)

Personally, I believe in a higher power. I guess I have more of a spirituality rather then a religion, and I'm fine with that

[Genesis]

Real. You infidels will burn in hell.

[von]

As a former theology student, raised a Roman Catholic, I find myself inclined to believe in something. I had my little tantrum period where I believed in nothing, but I've always been attracted to the romanticism inherent in religious traditions and myth. Taking a big step back, I believe things to exist on many levels, some higher than our own. Call it God if you'd like. I reckon there to be a divine presence, but that's just me. Having studied religion, I'm able to separate the idea of God from the existence of a church or organized religion, which judging my many of your posts in this and other incarnations of the same type of thread over time, a lot of you aren't.

[The Chad Cometh]

well to me if there was a god..... hes put me in a hell where ppl keep posting new threads of crap already covered.....

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=43458.0

thats one of em

Sorry sir. I won't do it again, I swear! 
Why don't you apply to be a moderator if it pisses you off so much? 

[fuckin crazy]

Real. You infidels will burn in hell.

Are you thinking of THIS place? Hell Norway? I thought it was cold there.

[polluxlm]

Real. You infidels will burn in hell.

Are you thinking of THIS place? Hell Norway? I thought it was cold there.

Only in the winter...but it gets warmer every year